Recognised as Colour
#4F169C
- #4F169C
- Violet
- Dark
- Nearest: Indigo
#4F169C is a violet with RGB values 79, 22, 156 and HSL 266°, 75%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Indigo.
Colour values
#4F169C#4F169C
HEX#4F169C
RGBrgb(79, 22, 156)
RGB (0–1)0.3098, 0.0863, 0.6118
RGB percentages31%, 8.6%, 61.2%
HSLhsl(265.5, 75.3%, 34.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(265.5, 85.9%, 61.2%)
CMYK49.4%, 85.9%, 0%, 38.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer5,183,132
CSS custom property--colour: #4F169C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.04636WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness70.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 10.9:1
Contrast with white10.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#2C2C2C
Inverted#B0E963
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text10.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#639C16
Analogous#16209C, #92169C
Triadic#9C4F16, #169C4F
Split complementary#9C9216, #209C16
Tetradic#9C1620, #639C16, #169C92
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R79
G22
B156
Red79 (31%)
Green22 (8.6%)
Blue156 (61.2%)
Hue265.52°
Saturation (HSL)75.28%
Lightness34.9%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 4F · G 16 · B 9C
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